Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8, 1851
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8,
1851
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Date:1851-12-08
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8, 1851
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Albany, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: smc
revision: vxa 2019-02-15
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Albany Dec. 8th 1851
My dear Father,
I have your letter
of the 4th. I am very glad
to find by what you say of
the Caucus, and in regard to
Kossuth
disapprove of the course taken
by the Journal in relation to
those subjects.– The Caucus does
not seem to be doing as much
mischief here as it was intended
it should. In fact it hardly
seems to get credit for being
a Whig Caucus, among any
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except Administration men
I suppose Mr Schoolcraft
was among that class of
“bolters” who voted for Thaddeus
Stevens
We have only what has been
done in regard to Kossuth, as
far as Thursday. So far it
seems to be calculated to do
a great deal of good. Mr
Footes’
Slavery; his withdrawal of
the proposition after Mr Dawsons’
interruption; and your renewal
of it, make a very plain
story. But I do not know but
it is too much to hope that
the ‘Whigs’ will not throw
away this opportunity, as they
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have other, preceding ones.
I have two letters from
my mother
nearly ready to leave for
Washington, and I have
written her that I will come
whenever she wishes, and go
on with her.
The State Canvassers
believe, have determined to
announce the result to morrow
though they have not yet made
up their minds whether they
will elect Mr Patterson
If they adhere to their present
determination, they will defeat
Mr Chatfield
XIVth ward vote.
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Albany Dec. 8th 1851
My dear Father,
I have your letter
of the 4th. I am very glad
to find by what you say of
the Caucus, and in regard to
Kossuth
Birth: 1802-09-19 Death: 1894-03-20
, that you will not disapprove of the course taken
by the Journal in relation to
those subjects.– The Caucus does
not seem to be doing as much
mischief here as it was intended
it should. In fact it hardly
seems to get credit for being
a Whig Caucus, among any
except Administration men
Unknown
.I suppose Mr Schoolcraft
Birth: 1804-09-22 Death: 1860-06-07
was among that class of
“bolters” who voted for Thaddeus
Stevens
Birth: 1792-04-04 Death: 1868-08-11
; was he not?We have only what has been
done in regard to Kossuth, as
far as Thursday. So far it
seems to be calculated to do
a great deal of good. Mr
Footes’
Birth: 1804-02-28 Death: 1880-05-20
remark about Liberty &Slavery; his withdrawal of
the proposition after Mr Dawsons’
Birth: 1798-01-04 Death: 1856-05-05
interruption; and your renewal
of it, make a very plain
story. But I do not know but
it is too much to hope that
the ‘Whigs’ will not throw
away this opportunity, as they
have other, preceding ones.
I have two letters from
my mother
Birth: 1805-09-24 Death: 1865-06-21
She says she is nearly ready to leave for
Washington, and I have
written her that I will come
whenever she wishes, and go
on with her.
The State Canvassers
Unknown
, Ibelieve, have determined to
announce the result to morrow
though they have not yet made
up their minds whether they
will elect Mr Patterson
Birth: 1799-11-11 Death: 1879-10-15
or not.If they adhere to their present
determination, they will defeat
Mr Chatfield
Birth: 1808-03-07 Death: 1884-08-04
by rejecting theXIVth ward vote.